PM Closure activities

1. Project Closure
Time to share learning's

2. S/w Project Closure
• Project Closure involves releasing the final
deliverables to the customer
• Handing over project documentation to
the business
• Terminating supplier contracts,
• Releasing project resources
• Communicating project closure to all
stakeholders
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3. S/w Project Closure
• Undertake a Post Implementation Review
to identify the level of project success and
note any lessons learned for future
projects
Completion of project deliverables and
transfer responsibility - software and
documentation
 Cleanup of the IT environment - test,
development, training
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Adapted from Software Engineering: An Object-Oriented Perspective by Eric J. Braude (Wiley 2001), with permission.
Graphics reproduced with permission from Corel.

5. S/w Project Closure
 Knowledge transfer to support team -
design and function, maintenance tasks
and making changes
 Tools and techniques for support team
maintenance jobs
 Transition of ownership of training
materials to support team
 Formal closure of project - release all
resources, close project budget, final
report
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6. S/w Project Closure - Checklist
• Is delivered S/w meeting original
requirements ?
• Have +ve as well as –ve lessons learnt
captured and shared ?
• Was feedback received from various
stakeholders been captured?
• Has DB, Code, Documentations been
deposited in repository ?
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7. S/w Project Closure - Checklist
• Have all project staff been released or re-
allocated ?
• Is PMO been updated ?
• Are all staff employees files been updated
?
• Have all invoices and financial obligations
been resolved?
• Have all assets been transferred or
disposed?
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8. S/w Project Closure - Checklist
• Has contract (legal) office been notified ?
• Is maintenance team have all required
access ?
• Is formal project closure meeting held ?
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